April 10, 2017
Board Officers
Jeff Peterson
Kate Hanson
Gail Ruhland
MaryKay Pfannenstein
Penny White

Board Members
Brett Anderson
John Bestgen
Tami DeLand
Brad Goskowicz
Bradley Konkler
Steve Laraway
Ryan Laudenbach
Rob Ruprecht
Mark Stafford

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State of the City Address @ Aquatics Center/YMCA

Congratulations!

DTC Turns 25 - Let's Shout It From the Rooftop!
Maybe the sheet rock won't be up, but that won't stop us!

We're gathering at The Lofts Condominiums at 523 West St. Germain Street on Tuesday, April 18th, 4:30 - 6:30 pm to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the DTC, recognize our 2017 Urban Heroes, listen to a cappella group Five Good Reasons, enjoy some food and beverages and tour (to the rooftop) our newest residential option in Downtown. Register today!  YOU WILL BE ABLE TO REGISTER AT THE DOOR.

Remember to wear comfortable shoes!
Let's Talk Parking
The DTC is hosting this meeting on Thursday, April 20, 2:00 -3:30 pm at our office to identify issues, prioritize those issues and begin the process of developing solution strategies for improving the quality and quantity of parking.  If you are unable to attend, feel free to send an email with your concerns and suggestions.  
Governor's Fishing Opener, May 11-13
The "Opener" will take place on the Mississippi River in the St. Cloud area, May 11-14.  Hundreds of media reps will be ascending upon Downtown starting Thursday, May 11 to celebrate the 70th annual.

We will ALL have an opportunity to meet with a variety of media outlets (hundreds) to be able to tell our story so they can get out there share all that we have to offer. Explore MN Tourism estimates the return for cities that host the GFO is about $2.5 million worth of media exposure. 

Taste of Downtown is planned for Thursday, May 11, 11am - midnight.  Please show our guests we're extremely proud of our businesses and where we live. 

Friday, May 12, Lake George events (free and open to the public!)
  Kids' Fishing & Outdoor event, 9am - 1pm
  Community Program, 4pm
  Community Picnic (free and open to the public!), 4pm - 8pm
News & Noteworthy
Greater St. Cloud Transportation Summit, April 11 @ Kelly Inn
What does the future hold for transportation?  Hear from transportation leaders and internationally known futurist Glen Hiemstra.  Register

2017 Refresh Leadership Live Simulcast by Express Employment 
Nationwide leadership event featuring best-selling author Patrick Lencioni, two-time Super Bowl champion coach Jimmy Johnson, and world champion adventure race Robyn Benincasa.  April 12 at Kelly Inn.   Link

Earth Day, April 21 
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Good Neighbor Forum, April 29, 9am - noon, Police Station This interactive forum focuses on city and neighborhood crime prevention and property maintenance efforts.  Mingle with your neighbors, city staff and neighborhood leadership to discuss opportunities for creating healthy and safe neighborhoods.  Link

Celebrate St. Cloud, May 9 
Mark your calendars now for the FREE event at the Paramount.  Includes samples of int'l foods from 7 specialty caterers, world music entertainment, cultural ceramics to admire or purchase, release of A Place at the Table cookbook featuring 80 recipes from dozens of countries.  Link

St. Cloud Real Estate Development Summit 
May 12, 2017 at SCSU, Herb Brooks National Hockey Center
10am - 2pm | 4 hours Real Estate CE Applied for.  Link
 
Newsboys Concert expecting 2000 at River's Edge on April 22nd

Women's Fund 2017 Presents Dancing With our Stars Live!

Monday, June 19, 5-8 pm at the College of St. Benedict 
For Sale or Lease
The national trend of migrating inward to urban areas is spreading like wildfire.  Downtown dwelling is picking up speed.  Businesses are continually moving closer to the city center.  Take a look at what i garnering all the hype.  Find-a-Property Tool  Link
Benefit from Membership
Become our partner and become a Downtown builder.  Every day is our chance to make our Downtown and this region a little better.  The DTC continually provides support, resources, strategy and a little TLC to ensure Downtown continues to grow.

DTC Members should remember that this newsletter is a FREE way to share your news, announcements, events, etc.  Simply send an email to Pegg by the of the week. 

DTC Monthly Radio Show on WJON
We invite you to listen to WJON at 12:40 pm on the 2nd Thursday of each month where Downtown, the Downtown Council and our members will be featured.   Link

Website Redesign
We're working with Cohlab to redesign our website in order to provide better value to our members.  We plan to add a business spotlight series, sponsored by Capital One.  Let us know what would be helpful to YOU as a member that should be considered in the redesign.  Link